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Charlotte Chumlea
Help! This Friday and again on Sunday I was bitten by two ticks. Both were too small to see, but both left large itchy welts. Are there any herbal recipes that can prevent tick borne diseases? There are so many diseases associated with tick bites that diagnosing for each of them in time to treat them presents a formidable barrier. Any poultice recommendations? Any herbal powders or tinctures to address a broad spectrum of pathogens? Thank you for your assistance. We are seeing record numbers of ticks this year in Virginia.
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Dawn
There was a thread of discussion on this topic where Doc Jones mentions herbalist Stephen Harrod Buhner, who has recently passed away. Some of his mentees are continuing to keep his information on the web to help as many people as it can. You have probably searched the internet and seen some of this information, called The Buhner Protocol for Lyme disease and coinfections herbal remedies, which includes Japanese Knotweed and Cats Claw, among others. The majority of his work was around the many coinfections that exist with Lyme cases, like Babesiosis. I’ve followed some of his articles and remember that, in the case of tick bites, Buhner has said it is better to use Prescription Antibiotics at the time of the bite to avoid a possible infection than to find out later that you have contracted it. Sometimes it takes several rounds of different antibiotics to clear it but, if allowed to develop, there is no cure. The Buhner protocol reduces the systems and the coinfections but must be maintained. Japanese Knotweed is used in many Resveratrol capsules as the source herb so his Protocol recommends using this when in tick infested areas to try to avoid an infection. You can check out his work by searching these terms and decide for yourself how you might best avoid this disease. Depending on the time since the bite you might try Japanese Knotweed or antibiotics. I’ve heard of another tick born disease that has infected a few acquaintances of my son, through Boy Scouts, where they develop an allergy to red meat. Some people eventually recover and some do not, as it seems. That particular disease is called Alpha-gal Syndrome. There is very little information on that one other than the symptoms and suggestion of current population infected. I hope that is helpful information. Best of Luck and prayers for full health report.
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Dr. Patrick Jones
If I had a tick bite and was in an endemic area, I’d apply BugBuster topically and take INFXN-BugBuster, Immunity Support and Teasel 3 times a day for several days.
If, following that, I was diagnosed with Lymes, I do the prescription antibiotic to kill it.
Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.
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